Business

Clear up client misconceptions about the transmission, prevention, and treatment of heartworm disease.

The recession is affecting everyone's stress levels, from management on down.

Survey reveals dog owners don?t know all the facts.

Use this form to educate clients about your wellness schedule for cats.

A safe and adequate supply of blood components for transfusion is indispensable.

Accurate diagnosis and treatment of the bleeding patient requires a basic understanding of the pathophysiology of hemostasis.

Whole blood can be stored or processed into one or more of the following components: red blood cells, platelets, plasma, and cryoprecipitate.

Bleeding animals often present to the emergency room in advanced stages of disease, on the verge of cardiovascular collapse, and in need of immediate therapeutic intervention.

Goal planning enables you to set a course of action to achieve goals and reach your objectives.

Abnormal bleeding or bruising is frequently encountered in veterinary clinical practice.

Animals should be carefully monitored for any adverse reactions during and for several weeks following transfusion.

If you're not charging the right fees, you could feel the pinch when you want to invest in new medical technology or give your doctors and staff members a raise.

What is motivation?

The financial commentaries in recent times have signaled a gloomy outlook on a global basis.

The valuation of a veterinary practice reveals a telling story about the practice and its owners and staff.

Congratulations! You are part of a very vibrant, healthy and fast growing industry.

Do you wonder why sometimes you need to repeat the same message to staff or clients multiple times?

Compassion fatigue is a common and expected result of stress.

As a veterinarian who serves clients owning a dog, there are two issues to be concerned with that involve dog bite law.

An employee handbook provides guidelines for employees including rules of the practice, employee conduct, safety information and benefits offered.

Every day in every practice there are numerous conversations about money, and, given the taboo, it's no wonder that many of us become uncomfortable.

Most self-governing professions are also guided by rules of ethics in their practices so as to further ensure the protection of the public from the unscrupulous or incompetent practitioner.

One of the key tenets of a self-governed profession is the requirement of the members of the profession to regulate and, when warranted, sanction its own members who might engage in conduct which is unprofessional and adverse to the public interest.

The license to practice veterinary medicine is a privilege that is extended to only those that are qualified by way of formal education and training to competently provide the necessary services.

Creating a successful team orientation will only succeed to the level the leadership of the practice is capable and willing to change its past behavior and management styles.

Electronic Verification (E-Verify) voluntary program run by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to help certify that employees hired by companies are legally authorized to work in the United States.

Build a relationship with owner and pet--this is a people business as well as a pet business; being able to relate with owners and their pets is necessary.

What message does your facility send to your clients?

Client service is more than just being nice it requires setting expectations, teaching individuals how to EXCEED those expectations and holding individuals accountable.

No one likes to talk about $, yet cost almost always is discussed every day in our practices.